Crazy Hoping

I’m afraid to hope,
And I’m scared to dream
‘Cuz hopes get dashed
And dreaming just leads to disappointment.

I’ve just about given up on hope,
I want to let my dreams fly away
‘Cuz my heart is aching
So much that it almost makes me cry.

Hope can drive a sane man crazy,
Dreams can make a man strive.
A strong man can lean on hope
When his dreams aren’t ready to drive.

How do you know when to let go of hope,
Or when it’s hopeless to dream?
When hopes feel too far out of reach,
And you know dreaming won’t get you there?

Why set myself up for disappointment?
Why hope? Why dream?

The man who expects nothing
often gets what he expects in life,
but sometimes he gets more.